Homebody / Kabul / Tony Kushner.

Rev. version.

xvi, 149 p. ; 22 cm.

Tony Kushner’s Homebody/Kabul was the story of a lonely London housewife, the Homebody, and the far-reaching effects of her fascination with Afghanistan, set off by an outdated guidebook. Set in 1998, and written long before “September 11th” and “Taliban” became part of our lexicon, Homebody/Kabul began with a forty-five minute monologue flawlessly performed by Linda Emond as the Homebody. After the Homebody disappears into Afghanistan, her husband and daughter desperately search for her, becoming ever more ensnared in a culture ripped apart by centuries of war and turmoil.

Produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum and Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

1559362391 (pbk. : alk. paper)

D K972ho 2004